general information

composition date

1964-1991

duration

16min

publisher

Schott

Libretto (details, author)

Wystan Hugh Auden et Chester Kallman d'après Euripides

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo soprano [Proserpina], solo mezzo-soprano [Venus], solo tenor [Kalliope], solo baritone [Adonis]

flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, 2 mandolins [sur scène, ad lib.], guitar [sur scène, ad lib.], piano, 3 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass

information about the creation

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